The Trinity Christian Gryphons will head out on the road to face off against the Southern Maryland Christian Academy Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Trinity Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over The Covenant.
Caleb Bang and Ryan Gardner did most of the damage at the plate: Bang scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Gardner went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Norman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Southern Maryland Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their rough 18-1 defeat to Fairfax HomeSchool might stick with them for a while.
Southern Maryland Christian Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Katulich, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Trinity Christian's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Southern Maryland Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Trinity Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Southern Maryland Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Trinity Christian took their victory against Southern Maryland Christian Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-4. Will Trinity Christian repeat their success, or does Southern Maryland Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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